# @dr.aliciamacpherson on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYh0bAdui3S
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65649987-draliciamacpherson-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-19T17:21:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Alicia MacPherson (@dr.aliciamacpherson) — https://gondola.cc/dr.aliciamacpherson

## Caption

Most women I work with have been exhausted for years, and told their labs are "normal." But tiredness and inflammation are not the same thing.

**Tired** gets better with rest.
**Inflamed** doesn't ... no matter how much you sleep, eat clean, or push through.

Signs you're inflamed (not just tired):
— Puffy face in the morning
— Belly weight that won't budge
— Brain fog that coffee can't fix
— Wired but exhausted
— Mood crashes for no reason
— Achy joints, bloating, skin issues

Chronic inflammation disrupts your hormones, tanks your thyroid, and literally blocks your body from burning fat.

The most common drivers I see: hidden gut dysfunction, blood sugar instability, cortisol dysregulation, and toxic load on the liver.

The good news? It's fixable. But you have to stop treating it like a sleep/ more rest problem.

Comment **toxin** below and I'll send you my free inflammation decreasing protocol

#inflammation #hormonehealth #weightlossforwomen #womenover30 #hormonalweightloss

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## Tags

womenover30, weightlossforwomen, hormonalweightloss, inflammation, hormonehealth

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